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My mother wouldn't let me play football because she was afraid I would get hurt, so I played flag football.

— Sean Astin

I was a baseball guy. Mom wouldn't let me play football when I was little because she was scared I'd get hurt. So, I…

— Calvin Johnson

I played football at uni right up until I broke my leg. This girl slide-tackled me, studs up and broke it on impact. I…

— Vick Hope

We played a lot of sandlot ball, so we were used to tackling each other, or falling on the concrete, things of that nature.…

— Nick Ferguson

When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football.

— Joe Biden

But I got drafted out of high school, and my mother wasn't having it. She was like, you're not about to think that you…

— Shemar Moore

My mom wanted me to play baseball. She didn't want me to play basketball.

— Al Horford

In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I knew very…

— John Legend

My mom actively did not want me to play professionally.

— Frances Tiafoe

Even in high school, when I had injuries, I tried to play with them. When I shouldn't have worked out, I worked out.

— Luol Deng

When I was a kid, it wasn't expected that I'd end up being able to play football. I remember my parents were told that…

— Alex Brooker

It's lucky I haven't been in a bad tackle. I could be prepared, but if my body gets wrenched in the wrong way, I…

— Becky Sauerbrunn